Synonyms of capable

capable

adjective

ˈkā-pə-bəl 

as in suitable

having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance

a capable and efficient editor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suitable
• qualified
• competent
• able
• good
• fit
• equal
• expert
• skilled
• experienced
• adept
• proficient
• ready
• prepared
• skillful
• accomplished
• willing
• seasoned
• masterly
• masterful
• on the ball
• master
• trained
• veteran
• versatile
• practiced
• ace
• apt
• overqualified
• protean
• schooled
• all-around

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incompetent
• unfit
• poor
• unqualified
• inept
• inexperienced
• unskilled
• unfitted
• unprepared
• untrained
• beginning
• new
• green
• raw
• inexpert
• untested
• unseasoned
• unskillful
• untried
• unschooled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of capable

Neither was capable of providing for citizens made desperate by endless war and endemic poverty, who were often left to fend for themselves. — Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

As an aside, this is a capable gaming machine even at high resolutions. — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 19 Sep. 2026

Modern militaries consume materiel at an incredible clip, and their adversaries have become increasingly capable of disrupting the production and supply networks needed to replace it. — Nadia Schadlow, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026

As generative AI has become capable of handling much of the work that once justified junior content hires, startups had an obvious reason to postpone building communications teams. — Andrey Insarov, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026